The group Prevent Harm said the governor refuses to protect Maine people because of his ties to chemical companies. The rallying cry was "Fear the beard."

In 2011, LePage talked about the chemical bisphenol-A, or BPA, which is in some plastics, saying, "The only thing I've heard that is if you put it in a microwave and it's heated and it gives off a chemical similar to estrogen, the worst-case scenario a woman might have a little beard, but we don't want to do that."

The governor has said in the past that he is waiting for the Food and Drug Administration to take a position on BPA before taking action.

Members of Prevent Harm disagreed.

"We decided to really remind the public that the governor made a joke of this issue in his very first days of office with that little beards line, but then we also wanted to tell the story that it didn't end there. It's not like it was a standalone joke, because for the next four years he repeatedly promoted policies that blocked protections from toxic chemicals for pregnant women and children," said Emma Halas-O'Connor of Prevent Harm.

"The only thing i've heard that is if you put it in a microwave and its heated and it gives off a chemical similar to estrogen the worst case scenario a woman might have a little beard but we don't want to do that." THREE YEARS AFTER THAT INFAMOUS COMMENT, A GROUP WEARING PAPER BEARDS IS ATTACKING GOVERNOR PAUL LEPAGE'S RECORD ON HARMFUL CHEMICALS. THE NEW GROUP, "PREVENT HARM," CLAIMS THE GOVERNOR REFUSES TO PROTECT MAINERS BECAUSE OF HIS TIES TO CHEMICAL COMPANIES. THEIR RALLYING CRY TODAY WAS "FEAR THE BEARD." "we decided to really remind the public that the governor made a joke of this issue in his very first days of office with that little beards line but then we also wanted to tell the story that it didn't end there. It's not like it was a standalone joke because for the next four years he repeatedly promoted policies that blocked protections from toxic chemicals for pregnant women and children." ONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN QUESTION IS "BISPHENOL-A" OR "B- P-A." THE GOVERNOR HAS SAID IN THE PAST THAT HE'S WAITING FOR THE F-D-A TO TAKE A POSITION ON